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A. The word is "impervious" (
im-pur-vee-uhs)
B. The sunblock lotion leaves you impervious to the sun's rays.
C. ~(adj) not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable, (adj) incapable of being injured or impaired, (adj) incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected. (adj) not affected or hurt by.
F. I think just about everyone has experienced this: wearing a water-proof jacket. Whenever it rains you would usually put on a water-proof jacket, which doesn't allow water to penetrate through the cloth. Another example is an umbrella because the material used on an umbrella is immune to rain soaking through. Besides water, firemen use fire-proof jackets to protect themselves from the fire burnging their skin. And, if you go to the beach often then you should know that sunblock leaves ou immune to sun-burns for a limited time,
G. In the show "The Deadliest Warrior" the samurai wears a type of chainbody that is impervious to slashes from swords. So when he went up against his foe that had a sword in hand, the sword did not work. Opposed to the pirate, who has no armour besides his regular clothes, the pirate is vulnerable and exposed.
H."It is best to store flour in a container with a plastic cover that is impervious to moisture." The word impervious is used in this sentence by describing a container that is ummune to water, because the flour would be useless if it mixes with water before you start using it in cooking. This sentence was found in the book: Vocabulary Workshop New Edition by Jerome Shostak
A. The word is "impervious" (
im-pur-vee-uhs)
B. The sunblock lotion leaves you impervious to the sun's rays.
C. ~(adj) not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable, (adj) incapable of being injured or impaired, (adj) incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected. (adj) not affected or hurt by.
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E. Synonyms: (1) invulnerable (2) immune (3) impenetrable
Antonyms: (1) exposed (2) vulnerable (3) exposed
F. I think just about everyone has experienced this: wearing a water-proof jacket. Whenever it rains you would usually put on a water-proof jacket, which doesn't allow water to penetrate through the cloth. Another example is an umbrella because the material used on an umbrella is immune to rain soaking through. Besides water, firemen use fire-proof jackets to protect themselves from the fire burnging their skin. And, if you go to the beach often then you should know that sunblock leaves ou immune to sun-burns for a limited time,
G. In the show "The Deadliest Warrior" the samurai wears a type of chainbody that is impervious to slashes from swords. So when he went up against his foe that had a sword in hand, the sword did not work. Opposed to the pirate, who has no armour besides his regular clothes, the pirate is vulnerable and exposed.
H."It is best to store flour in a container with a plastic cover that is impervious to moisture." The word impervious is used in this sentence by describing a container that is ummune to water, because the flour would be useless if it mixes with water before you start using it in cooking. This sentence was found in the book: Vocabulary Workshop New Edition by Jerome Shostak